Niobe Surname

498,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Dominica

Niobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5421:122,55118,551
Cameroon551:377,61933,137
Indonesia371:3,574,303189,798
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominica11:75,891912
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

The alternate forms: Niobé (3) are calculated separately.

Niobe (746) may also be a first name.

Niobe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Niobe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Niobe occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Niobé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Niobe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 498,439th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 11,025,032 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Niobe live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in Gallo-Indian Ocean. It is also the 301,048th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 746 people.

This last name is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 542 people, or 1 in 122,551. In France it is most common in: Réunion, where 85 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 4 percent are found and Brittany, where 3 percent are found. Barring France this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 8 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.

Niobe Last Name Statistics demography

Niobe earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 63.67% less than the national average, earning $15,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niobé933/
Niobey91234/
Naiobe91170/
Niobet914/
Niobie911/
Nibe891,683/
Njiobie831/
Nijober831/
Nyobe803,883/
Njobe802,455/
Ngibe80783/
Naibe80753/
Niber80410/
Nibie80125/
Niebe8097/
Nihbe8081/
Nuibe8068/
Neibe8023/
Niabe8023/
Nibes8017/
Nibey8015/
Noibe8013/
Nisbe8011/
Nibhe8010/
Nnibe809/
Niove806/
Nibei806/
Nibet805/
Niobi804/
Nibed803/
Nibea803/
Nibeh802/
Gnibe802/
Nibee801/
Neobe801/
Nibeu801/
Nibge801/
Gnobe801/
Nisbet7312,095/
Naibei7310,940/
Nibeer73451/
Ngaibe73373/
Neiber73357/
Niaoue73148/
Ngiabe7397/
Noibei7379/
Njobeh7354/
Naiber7322/
Naibee7318/
Nyoabe7318/
Naibey7310/
Niabes7310/
Niowei7310/
Gnibei7310/
Nnibeh739/
Ngoibe737/
Nyobey737/
Njobet736/
Nayobe735/
Njiobi735/
Nioves735/
Niouer735/
Nibesh734/
Naioba734/
Niebie733/
Nnaibe733/
Nuibeh733/
Naibhe733/
Njoube733/
Nibett733/
Najobe733/
Gneibe732/
Nibhey732/
Nuibet732/
Neibes732/
Naibie732/
Njobie732/
Naioby732/
Naibeh731/
Naiobi731/
Nijabe731/
Neibie731/
Nibhje731/
Gniber731/
Njobeu731/
Nisbed731/
Naibet731/
Noybei731/
Noyobe731/
Naibea731/
Neibeh731/
Neobei731/
Ngnobe731/
Ngibeh731/
Ngiobi731/
N'Gibe731/
Niabeu731/
Niabie731/
Njuobe731/
Njiabe731/
Njiove731/
Nisbey731/
Gnobey731/
Neioba731/
Njobei731/
Nisbee731/
Nyobep731/
Nyober731/
Nyobet731/
Neober731/
Nisbeh731/
Neibee730/
Neobey730/
Niebeh730/
Nisbes730/
Neibey730/
Niba673,982/
Nebe673,574/
Nisbett672,686/
Nibi67355/
Nijhove67203/
Nive67182/
Niahoue6731/
Niby6728/
Ngaibeh6728/
Gniaoue6724/
Naiberh6723/
Näbe6715/
Nibhesh6714/
Naisbet677/
Nybe677/
Neijber675/
Gnaiber674/
Nehobet674/
Njbe673/
Noiyowe673/
Neihowe672/
Ngaibei672/
Ngniabe672/
Neisbet671/
Neibett671/
Niahabe671/
Nibeeth671/
Nibheae671/
Najjobe671/
Ngnoube671/
Nnajobe671/
Gniouwe671/
Gneiber671/
Nyohabe671/
Neiberh671/
Neibeit670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Niobe
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